Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-23
NEW DESIGNS IN JEWELRY.
Novelties to be Seen i'm Maiden
Lane and John Street.

Some of the many new and varied
designs in jewelry offered by the
Maiden Lane and John street dealers
really surpass in elegance and detail
anything hitherto offered. In lace
pins and brooches the favorte pat
terms just now are in the shape
of flowers, enameled in their
natural colors and having either
diamond dewdrops Or other gems
set upon them. Some of the pansies
lately shown are apparently too deli
cate to handles SO natural is the soft,
velvety texture and color initiated by
the enameler. Chrysanthemums, bun
dies of white and purple violets, ap-
pie blossoms, primroses, and begonias
are the most popular of these goods.
A peculiar rin is of oXidized silver.
and consists of three crescents placed
lengthwise on bar. the center
one being half an inch below the
other two. The surface of the cres-
cent is hammered, and upon
the center one its "a solemn owl in re-
pose with large topaz eyes. Within the
crescent at the right is a flying silver
bat whose sparkling ruby eyes are ex-
tremely realistic. In the crescent at
the left is shown flying night hawk
with eyes of swapping diamonds. A
star sapphire in a daisy of diamonds
also makes an exceedingly handsome
brooch, while bugs and beetles whose
bright colors are carried out on wings,
body and thorax by gems of appro-
pirate color can be seen in great va
riety.
Rings are of SO many varied de-
signs that it is impossible to enumer-
ate them, but a new thing is two APP
parently separate rings of different
shapes, each bearing jewel, but
joined.
Bracelets are offered consisting OF
small square plates having a diamond
or sapphire set in it. The enameled
goods are also beginning to be used as
c.nters on ring bracelets and
have a pleasing effect. The
zones are girdles of antique form
with which the young ladies love to
adorn themselves, are usually made
of silver, and the last thing offered fn
this line consists of q series of me-
dallions lirked together, half of them
bearing figures in relief and the rest
plain or chased. Lawn tennis rack
cts with long handles suitable for a
head decoration have a sparkling dia-
mond or ruby to represent the racket
ball lying within the center of the net
ting.
Moonstones are coming greatly into
favor. They are cut either as canoes
or intaglios, in the form OF a crescent
moon, for instance, and studded all
around with diamonds. Novel effects
are produced by their irridescent rays.
Ruby-cut gardets are being used on
ball bar pins and as centers in flowers
and lace pins, and some seem to be
taking the place of the turquoise to a
certain extent. They are cheap, and
q silver matchbox recently put out by
a firm of leading silversmiths con-
sists of a shoe having the upper
b mt over and the sole forming the
lid. This sole and heel are studded
with small garnets to represent hob
nais. = Sara fIt
Link sleeve buttons consisting cf a
horseshoe with diamond-headed nails
on one side and horses head with
jewels on the other find ready sale
among the sporting men of large
means, and buttons of similar de-
sign but not quite as elaborate are
much worn.-[ New York Tribune.